thanks....I knew I was having evil wire thoughts.... I shall call up my
local stores and look for a crimp tool....
Jason
2/18/99 1:10 PM
-----Original Message-----
From: Bridges, Bruce [SMTP:bbridges@alarismed.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 18, 1999 12:11 PM
To: 'dakota-truck@buffnet.net'
Subject: RE: DML: Help on Mopar Wires
Jason,
Dont solder to the carbon core! (unless your actually putting
solid core
wires on your Dak, in which case youve also got a radio delete
option?
probably play havoc with your computer too!) It is conductive
but not
solderable. Dont stick it through the holes. Ignore the holes,
they are
tooling holes for the lug manufacturing... You can get a crimp
tool from
PepBoys, Autozone etc. for a few bucks. They come with
instructions for the
most part. You strip the silicone from the wire end about 3/8
of an inch,
fold back the conductor along the wire's insulation and crimp
the end on
over the conductor. At the voltage/current levels the system
works at thats
all it needs to conduct. Your stock wires should be made
virtually the same
way. Ive got the Mopar wires on my Barracuda and thats how I
did it and
they work good, BUT, dont expect the boot to do the full strain
relief:ie:
dont pull the wires off by the wire! Use a removal tool or you
will need to
put new connectors on the wires. Definitly buy the crimp tool
though, you
will get a much better connection than "hand crafting" it!
BKB
-----Original Message-----
From: Jason Jennings [mailto:jason@spray-tech.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 18, 1999 8:45 AM
To: 'dakota-truck@buffnet.net'
Subject: RE: DML: Help on Mopar Wires
Ok, um, how does the crimper tool make the connection??? Does
it bite
trough the shield, insulator, and stuff??? Ok, maybe I can
relate
another way. Anyone out there know how to run, install, or work
on
network cables (CAT 5 lets say)???? If I remember right, when
you run
cat 5 stuff. You cut the shielding to expose the individual
colored
wires. You shove them into the connector, and the tool bites
down on
the plastic phone piece cutting into each individually shield
wire, thus
making a perfect connection. Does anyone follow me here??? I
have one
brass connector end, and one completely cut wire.... Hmm, kinda
puts my
in a how in the world do I position. The wires a cut
completely, the
shielding is not stripped, the wire core does not stick out of
the end,
cut flush all the way through....
Jason
2/18/99 11:42 AM
-----Original Message-----
From: Jetmugg@aol.com [SMTP:Jetmugg@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 18, 1999 10:29 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: Help on Mopar Wires
I jumped into this topic a bit late, but I believe what
you need
is the proper
plug wire crimper, not just a soldering iron. I've got
the
correct tool for
Accel 8mm wires, but I'm not sure what size wires the
Mopar ones
are. You may
want to check the local speed shops, or Jeg's or Summit,
to get
the correct
crimper, which will ensure that you get good contact
between the
terminal and
the conductive core of the wire.
Hope this helps...
STeve.
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